Oscar Galíndez
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Oscar Saul Galíndez (born June 5, 1971) is an Argentinian triathlete.[1][2] He competed in the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics, obtaining the twenty-eighth place with a total time of 1:50:59.48.
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| Born | June 5, 1971 Río Tercero, Córdoba, Argentina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Triathlon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Galíndez began in triathlon at the age of 16. He soon was able to win the Hexa-championship "Trofeu Brasil de Triatlo" and Duathlon World Championship. In 1995, Galíndez moved to Brazil, as Brazilian training and racing conditions were better than those in Argentina.
Following his participation in the 2000 Olympics, Galíndez began preparation for longer-distance races, such as the Ironman.
Oscar is the creator and founder of the sportswear brand OG Design.
In the Pan American Games, he won the bronze medal in triathlon in both 1995 and 2003. In addition, he won the gold medal in the 1995 Duathlon World Championship and the silver medal in the 2007 Ironman World Championship.[3]
Galíndez was awarded Best Athlete for the Argentinian province of Córdoba in 1994, and was declared one of the top 100 Argentinian athletes of all time by the Konex Foundation in 2010.[4]
